The 7 Best Things Happy Couples Do…plus one
The 7 Best Things Happy Couples…
by: John Friel Ph.D.
New:$6.09
List:$14.95
Psychologists and best-selling authors John and Linda Friel have written an enormously readable and infinitely practical book that delves into what makes a relationship enduringly successful. Wherever readers are in their own relationships, this book can improve those relationships dramatically, bringing them immediate and lasting benefits.
In the tradition of their bestseller, The 7 Worst Things (Good) Parents Do, the authors examine the behaviors that happy, effective couples display continually. After careful investigation, the Friels synthesized years of clinical work into a manageable list of the most significant patterns of behavior couples must address and embrace if they want to become truly great couples. Recognizing that other patterns and behaviors certainly do exist, when patients come the Friels for help, the core issues illustrated in this book are discussed as the couples move boldly toward improving their relationships-with consistently outstanding results.
The authors found that they had not seven, but eight, key items to identify. Here are a few:
- Be Sexual
- Be Willing To Divorce
- Manage Your Fear, Hurt, Shame, And Loneliness
- Own Your Part (be responsible for creating a great relationship)
June 3rd, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Not so much what I was looking for…
I was really looking for something a little more faith-based. This was a nice book and had some touching points but not what I had hoped for as far as a Christian marriage builder.
Perfect for any couple looking to improve their relationship!
This book would be great for newlyweds or young engaged couples, nothing but positive ways to improve your relationship, great to read together at nights!
Not worth buying
I never write reviews because I recognize that one person’s junk is another’s gem. This book was so bad, though, that I just had to write a review this time.
June 2nd, 2011 at 6:52 pm
A little okay advice overshadowed by bad writing
I’m not much of a reader of self-help books. This may actually be my first. I was browsing all the nether-regions of Borders, and it was featured in the self-help section.